UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~November~~July 1429, ~~2024~~2025 (July 24, 2025)

STARCO BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

Nevada	000-54892	27-1781753
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

706 N. Citrus Ave., Los Angeles, CA		90038
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

706 N. Citrus Ave.

~~Registrant’s~~Los ~~telephone number~~Angeles, ~~including~~CA ~~area code: 323-266-7111~~90038

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock		STCB		OTC Markets Group OTCQB tier

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Item 2 7.~~02.~~01 ~~Results~~Regulation ofFD ~~Operations and Financial Condition.~~Disclosure

On ~~November~~July 1429, ~~2024~~2025, Starco Brands, Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release ~~announcing~~titled ~~its~~“Starco ~~financial~~Brands ~~results~~executes ~~for~~non-binding LOI ~~the~~to ~~quarter~~Acquire ~~ended~~Contract ~~September 30~~Manufacturer, ~~2024, and~~The ~~hosted~~Starco anGroup, ~~Earnings~~to ~~Call~~Create ~~held~~a atVertically ~~1:30~~Integrated pmConsumer ~~(PT)~~Products Platform.” AThe ~~copy~~full text of the press release is ~~furnished~~attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) as Exhibit 99.1 toand is incorporated herein by reference. The press release was also filed on the Company’s website. The information in this ~~report~~Item 7.01 of this Report and on Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

~~The~~Cautionary ~~information~~Note inRegarding ~~this~~Forward-Looking Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.Statements

This Report and Exhibit 99.1 hereto contains certain statements that are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements included in this Report, other than statements that relate solely to historical fact, are “forward-looking statements.” Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance, achievements or events, or any statement that may relate to strategies, plans or objectives for, or potential results of, future operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy or liquidity, and are based upon management’s current plans and beliefs or current estimates of future results or trends. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by phrases such as “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “should,” “seeks,” “predicts,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans,” “could,” “designed,” “should be” and other similar expressions that denote expectations of future or conditional events rather than statements of fact.

These forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and readers are therefore cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as expressly required by law. All forward-looking statements in this document are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press ~~release~~Release, dated ~~November~~July 1429, ~~2024~~2025, titled, “Starco Brands ~~Reports~~executes ~~Third~~non-binding ~~Quarter~~LOI ~~2024~~to ~~Financial~~Acquire ~~Results~~Contract Manufacturer, The Starco Group, to Create a Vertically Integrated Consumer Products Platform.”
99.2		Transcript of third quarter 2024 earnings call of Starco Brands, Inc.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, ~~Starco~~the ~~Brands,~~Company ~~Inc.~~ has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	STARCO BRANDS, INC.
Dated: November 26, 2024	/s/ Ross Sklar
Dated: July 29, 2025	/s/ Ross Sklar
	Ross Sklar
	Chief Executive Officer

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